lump

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1. 1.A mass or aggregation of things.
2. 2.(Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. In the lump, In a lump, the whole together; in gross. They may buy them in the lump. Addison. -- Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine. -- Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.
3. 3.To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped together. Ayliffe.
4. 4.To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together. Sterne.
5. 5.To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped together. Ayliffe called?
• What is to take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together. Sterne called?
• What is to get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law] called?